Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. North Carolina
  4. Poland
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
PLN

Poland is 34.1% cheaper than North Carolina.

If you lived in Poland instead of North Carolina, you would:
local_dining

pay 43.2% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.18 $5.33
zł19.75
-62.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.21 $5.05
zł18.73
-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79 $1.04
zł3.86
-41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.43 $0.88
zł3.25
-38.7%
Average -43.2%
North Carolina vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 53.2% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.59 $0.82
zł3.04
-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.91 $3.03
zł11.23
-38.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.88 $2.44
zł9.04
-15.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.22 $2.00
zł7.40
-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.64 $1.91
zł7.07
-47.6%
Apples (1 lb) $2.16 $0.38
zł1.43
-82.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.72 $0.51
zł1.90
-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.39 $0.58
zł2.14
-75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.10 $0.74
zł2.75
-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.35 $0.29
zł1.09
-78.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.42 $0.33
zł1.23
-76.5%
Average -53.2%
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drive_eta

pay 3.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30 $4.94
zł18.30
+114.4%
Monthly public transit pass $53.38 $24.23
zł89.78
-54.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,068.94 $20,252.35
zł75,047.04
-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.21 $6.41
zł23.76
-57.8%
Average -3.5%
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home

pay 47.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $61.77 $13.83
zł51.25
-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $983.94 $425.90
zł1,578.21
-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $836.64 $335.38
zł1,242.79
-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $124.52 $131.12
zł485.86
+5.3%
Average -47.2%
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child_care

pay 68.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $800.97 $197.96
zł733.57
-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,003.94 $5,708.80
zł21,154.52
-62.0%
Average -68.7%
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pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29 $1.80
zł6.65
-58.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.05 $2.09
zł7.75
-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.21 $4.28
zł15.84
-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $34.22 $25.02
zł92.70
-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.57 $6.23
zł23.07
-41.1%
Average -41.1%
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store

pay 18.5% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $39.57 $72.59
zł268.97
+83.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.75 $36.76
zł136.22
-2.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.38 $70.55
zł261.45
-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $90.77 $86.71
zł321.33
-4.5%
Average +18.5%
North Carolina vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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